<p>Traffic snarls were seen at many places as shoppers thronged markets to stockpile supplies after the separatists allowed people to resume normal activities for a day today.<br /><br />Despite an holiday on Sunday, schools, colleges, banks and private offices reopened and transport plied on roads as calm returned to the valley.<br /><br />This is for the second time in nearly a month that normalcy returned to the valley. On July 17, shops, schools and commercial establishments reopened after the separatists allowed people to resume normal activities.<br /><br />The situation in the valley became tense on June 11 when a teenager was killed after he was hit by a teargas shell at Gani Stadium near Rajourikadal.<br /><br />The situation worsened on June 26 with the authorities clamping curfew and promulgating prohibitory orders to foil a march to Sopore called by the separatists.<br /><br />As the situation deteriorated further in the wake of killing of three youths in Batmaloo area in Srinagar, army was deployed</p>
<p>Traffic snarls were seen at many places as shoppers thronged markets to stockpile supplies after the separatists allowed people to resume normal activities for a day today.<br /><br />Despite an holiday on Sunday, schools, colleges, banks and private offices reopened and transport plied on roads as calm returned to the valley.<br /><br />This is for the second time in nearly a month that normalcy returned to the valley. On July 17, shops, schools and commercial establishments reopened after the separatists allowed people to resume normal activities.<br /><br />The situation in the valley became tense on June 11 when a teenager was killed after he was hit by a teargas shell at Gani Stadium near Rajourikadal.<br /><br />The situation worsened on June 26 with the authorities clamping curfew and promulgating prohibitory orders to foil a march to Sopore called by the separatists.<br /><br />As the situation deteriorated further in the wake of killing of three youths in Batmaloo area in Srinagar, army was deployed</p>